Taufik Batisah

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Taufik Batisah : biography

10 December 1981 –

Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah, (born December 10, 1981) (Jawi: مهمد تيوفيك بن بتيسه) is the winner of the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol.

Filmography

Television

  • 2005: Shooting Stars

The Beginning

Taufik was born to a Malay family of mixed Indian and Buginese descent. His parents divorced when he was 13., October 4, 2005, retrieved May 20, 2013 He attended Boon Lay Primary School, Jurong Secondary School and is a graduate of the Singapore Polytechnic.

Taufik first started out as a singer in a local group called Bonafide playing a mixture of hip-hop and R&B with fellow rapper, Mark Bonafide.

Taufik participated in the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol in 2004. On 1 December 2004, Taufik was crowned the first everSingapore Idol at the Singapore Indoor Stadium before an audience of more than 8,000 fans and 1.8 million viewers across the country. He scored a recording deal with Sony BMG and a management deal under Hype Records’ artiste management arm, ArtisteNetworks. It was later revealed that Taufik had won 682,000 of the 1.1 million votes cast that night, while his opponent Sylvester Sim managed 418,000 votes.

Following his win, Taufik clinched a string of endorsements for brands such as Harmuni Rice, Samsung, 7-Eleven stores and HSC drinks. He was the first Singapore artiste to endorse for the Swiss watch-maker, Swatch.

On 14 January 2005, Taufik released his first English album Blessings. The album included Taufik’s hits from the competition such as Me and Mrs Jones, Let’s Stay Together, Superstition as well as the Idol winning song I Dream. Taufik also co-wrote one track on the album titled Close 2 You. Blessings went on to a smashing sale of 36,000 copies, making into the Singapore Guinness Book of Records as the best selling local English album in the past decade. It remains a record unbroken in the Singapore music industry.

On 19 April 2005, Taufik held his first solo concert showcase An Evening With Taufik at the Kallang Theatre. Fresh from recovering from tonsillitis (resulted from a non-stop four months performing schedule), he charmed both the media and full-house audience with his soulful singing and smooth on-stage moves.

Awards

2006

  • Pesta! Pesta! Pesta! – Most Sellable Artiste
  • Anugerah Planet Muzik 2006 – Most Popular Male Artiste
  • MTV Asia Awards 2006 – Favourite Artist Singapore
  • Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award 2006 – Kids’ Choice Award Wannabe Award (Singapore)

2007

  • Pesta Perdana 9 – Most Popular Male Personality
  • Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award 2007 – Kids’ Choice Award Wannabe Award (Singapore)
  • Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 – Most Popular Singapore Artiste
  • Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 – Most Popular Singapore Song ("Usah Lepaskan")
  • Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 – Best Local Singapore Song ("Usah Lepaskan")

2008

  • Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008 – Most Popular Singapore Artiste
  • Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008 – Most Popular Singapore Song ("Berserah")
  • Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008 – Best Singapore Artiste
  • Singapore Youth Award 2008 (Arts and Culture)

2009

  • Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass) Award – Top Local Malay Pop Song ("Usah Lepaskan")
  • Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009 – Most Popular Singapore Artiste

2010

  • Manja Star Award (“Anugerah Bintang Manja”) 2010
  • AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 – Best Artiste
  • AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 – Best Composer ("Nafasku")
  • AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 – Best Album ("Suria Hatiku")
  • AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 – Most Popular Song ("Nafasku")
  • AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 – Most Popular Song ("KepadaNya")
  • AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 – Most Popular Artiste